This sesame ahi salad is delicious and nutritious. It's also a simple way to use up fresh Ahi tuna after making sushi.

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Name: Sesame-Crusted Ahi Salad
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: Japanese
Ingredients: 1/4 lb Ahi Tuna Filets sashimi grade, about 3/4" thick; 4 tablespoons Sesame Ginger Dressing bottled works fine, or make your own; 1/2 cup tomatoes sliced; 3 handfuls mixed greens lettuce of your choice; 1 tablespoon scallions chopped; 2 tablespoons Sesame seeds black, white, or mixture; 1/4 teaspoon Kosher Salt to taste; 2 tablespoons olive oil; fried wontons; Fresh Cilantro chopped; Mandarin Oranges

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INGREDIENTS

1/4 lb Ahi Tuna Filets ; sashimi grade, about 3/4" thick
4 tablespoons Sesame Ginger Dressing ; bottled works fine, or make your own
1/2 cup tomatoes ; sliced
3 handfuls mixed greens ; lettuce of your choice
1 tablespoon scallions ; chopped
2 tablespoons Sesame seeds ; black, white, or mixture
1/4 teaspoon Kosher Salt ; to taste
2 tablespoons olive oil
OPTIONAL GARNISHES
fried wontons
Fresh Cilantro ; chopped
Mandarin Oranges

Servings

INSTRUCTIONS

Divide tuna filets into two deck-of-cards-sized shapes.

Fill a small dish with sesame seeds and coat the outside perimeter of the tuna with the sesame seeds.

Bring a medium saute pan to medium heat, and add olive oil. Then carefully place the tuna steaks down, laying them away from you to keep the spatter minimal. (Be careful, stray sesame seeds may pop like popcorn when they hit the oil.)

Cook 1-2 minutes per side. Flip just once.

When done, place on a bed of greens and tomatoes, add chopped scallions and dress with your favorite ginger-soy dressing. Optionally add crisp fried onions or wontons on top.

NOTES

The key with this recipe is to JUST sear the outside. Watch the heat carefully (medium on my stove, preheated pan for 3 minutes is right), and cook only 1-2 minutes per side, no more!

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Sesame-Crusted Ahi Salad

1/4 lb Ahi Tuna Filets sashimi grade, about 3/4" thick
4 tablespoons Sesame Ginger Dressing bottled works fine, or make your own
1/2 cup tomatoes sliced
3 handfuls mixed greens lettuce of your choice
1 tablespoon scallions chopped
2 tablespoons Sesame seeds black, white, or mixture
1/4 teaspoon Kosher Salt to taste
2 tablespoons olive oil
 OPTIONAL GARNISHES
 fried wontons
 Fresh Cilantro chopped
 Mandarin Oranges

Divide tuna filets into two deck-of-cards-sized shapes.

Fill a small dish with sesame seeds and coat the outside perimeter of the tuna with the sesame seeds.

Bring a medium saute pan to medium heat, and add olive oil.  Then carefully place the tuna steaks down, laying them away from you to keep the spatter minimal.  (Be careful, stray sesame seeds may pop like popcorn when they hit the oil.)

Cook 1-2 minutes per side.  Flip just once.

When done, place on a bed of greens and tomatoes, add chopped scallions and dress with your favorite ginger-soy dressing.  Optionally add crisp fried onions or wontons on top.

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Serving Size: 1 Serving (413g)
Recipe Makes: 2 Servings

Calories: 442
Calories from Fat: 241 (55%)

Amt Per Serving		% DV

	Total Fat 26.8g	36 %
	Saturated Fat 3.8g	19 %
	Monounsaturated Fat 9.6g
	Polyunsanturated Fat 12.1g
Cholesterol 25.5mg		8 %
Sodium 491.6mg		17 %
Potassium 964.6mg		25 %
Total Carbohydrate 34.7g		10 %
	Dietary Fiber 8.7g	35 %
	Sugars, other 26g
Protein 20.5g		29 %
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Calories per serving: 442

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